Lauren - #7- The Danish Resistance was to lessen the German occupancy during World War 2. The Nazi's had put together plans to take over Denmark. The Danes were involved in underground activities, including spying and sabotage. This movement holds a record for the most acts of sabotage in World War 2. This act all started in the 1940's between the Nazi's and the Danes. The Danish were given their independence, although the German Nazi's were stationed there. This did not sit well with the Danes. Therefore leading them to sabotage.
#8- The morning of 9 April 1940, German forces crossed the border into neutral Denmark, in direct violation of a German-Danish treaty of non-aggression signed the previous year.German ships began disembarking troops at the docks in Copenhagen. But, the outnumbered and poorly equipped, soldiers in several parts of the country offered resistance; most notably the Royal Guard in Copenhagen and units in South Jutland. There needed to have this rule because considering Denmark was neutral, if they started to take a side in the war would mean they get brought into the war even if they wouldn't be able to support their troop. The resistance fighters also smuggled Jewish citizens in Denmark to safety in Sweden, a neutral country. This was a violation of the law directed by Adolf Hitler saying all Danish Jews to be arrested and deported. The Germans and Hitler felt the need to establish this law because they wanted to continue and stay stong with their goal of taking all the Jewish people out of Europe.
#11- Mogens Fog was a Danish physician, politician, and resistance fighter. He played a very strategic move during the Danish Resistance movement. Fog had helped an illegal non-partisan newspaper, also became an active member in the Danish Freedom Council. His punishment for this, he was arrested by the Gestapo in 1944, but then later escaped in 1945. Him being a part of the Freedom Council gave him an advantage in constructing few groups together to take part in the Danish Resistance movement.
#3- Mogens Fog was born on June 9, 1906 and died on July 16, 1990. He was a physician, politician, and a resistance fighter. He was born to Ludolf Emil and Emilie Fog. He was a student in 1922 in Metropolitan College from Copenhagen University where he studied neurology. Fog, during the Danish Resistance was also involved in the Freedom Council. This council unified many groups that made up the Danish Resistance that consisted of Communists, Free Denmark, and The Danish Unity Party.
Alice: The Danish Resisistence uses many of the ideas that Thoreau explains in Civil Disobedience. Thoreau feels that if you don't agree with the government than you should be able to go against them. The Danish did not agree with the Nazis nor did they like their occupation of Denmark. The Nazis had invaded and it was a violation of a peace treaty they had signed. This was unjust so the Danish started underground resisistence. In Civil Disobedience Thoreau says "I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward". The Danish were men first and did what their conscience agreed with instead of being subjects to the Nazis. The ideas that they have the right to resist the Germans is supported by Civil Disobedience.
The Danish resistance was a big deal and many things were based off of it. In 2008 a Danish movie called Flame and Citron came out that was about two major resistance leaders. The book Number the Stars by Lois Lowery takes place is Denmark while the resistance was going on. Annie Gosfield’s “Five Characters Walk Into a Bar,” is based on five character codes used by the Danish during the resistance. In 1987 and 1989 Carol Matas published the fiction books Lisa and Jesper which are both about the resistence. More recently in 2002 Ken Follet released the fictional story Hornet Flight.
Timeline: April 9, 1940 Germany invades Denmark. 1941 Danish Communists form resistance cells Early 1942 Anti-German sabotage within occupied Denmark begins. July 1943 Anti-German strikes begin in Odense and spread across Denmark. August 28, 1943 The Danish government rejects the German ultimatum to crack down on resistance and the Danish ministers resign in protest. October 1943 The Danish help most of the Jews escape before the Germans can round them up September 16, 1943 The Freedom Council is made June 26, 1944 Copenhagen workers start to leave work early; a strike begins. July 3, 1944 German officials give in to the strikers' demands. May 4, 1945 German forces in Denmark surrender
Mirza Musovic #12- The effects of this act of civil disobedience during world war 2 was important in it's time and still is in ours. The small group of Danish fighters resisted the much stronger Nazi occupation and this was significant because in that time the Nazis gave the Danish special treatment for being there "Model Protectorate" and not many people wanted to take the risk of resisting the nazis when they didn't stand to gain much. But others did resist in order to contribute to the allied war effort, and this did a lot to boost national pride and proved a speed bump to the nazi forces and supplies traveling to the western front. Some say that this speed bump was decisive, and led to allied victory. There resistance still effects us to day because it ended World War II sooner and this saved countless lives.
#6- Although most people consider what the Danish resistance was doing to be a just and noble cause, the Nazis thought diffrently. Their opositions were often expressed in German newspapers as propaganda. This can be seen in pubications such as Mein Kempf ( a book personally authored by Hitler) which gave a rough outline of what hitler hoped to accomplish. However these plans did not go this smoothly, as resistance groups did materialize within the so called model protectorate.
#9- The Danish Underground had the goal of resisting the Nazis. There resistance did not effectively overthrow the nazi government in their country, however their contribution to the war by slowing Nazi advances helped the Allies in their liberation of Europe which eventually liberated Denmark from the Axis powers. Danish Resistance Flag.
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Lauren - #7- The Danish Resistance was to lessen the German occupancy during World War 2. The Nazi's had put together plans to take over Denmark. The Danes were involved in underground activities, including spying and sabotage. This movement holds a record for the most acts of sabotage in World War 2. This act all started in the 1940's between the Nazi's and the Danes. The Danish were given their independence, although the German Nazi's were stationed there. This did not sit well with the Danes. Therefore leading them to sabotage.
#8- The morning of 9 April 1940, German forces crossed the border into neutral Denmark, in direct violation of a German-Danish treaty of non-aggression signed the previous year.German ships began disembarking troops at the docks in Copenhagen. But, the outnumbered and poorly equipped, soldiers in several parts of the country offered resistance; most notably the Royal Guard in Copenhagen and units in South Jutland. There needed to have this rule because considering Denmark was neutral, if they started to take a side in the war would mean they get brought into the war even if they wouldn't be able to support their troop. The resistance fighters also smuggled Jewish citizens in Denmark to safety in Sweden, a neutral country. This was a violation of the law directed by Adolf Hitler saying all Danish Jews to be arrested and deported. The Germans and Hitler felt the need to establish this law because they wanted to continue and stay stong with their goal of taking all the Jewish people out of Europe.
#11- Mogens Fog was a Danish physician, politician, and resistance fighter. He played a very strategic move during the Danish Resistance movement. Fog had helped an illegal non-partisan newspaper, also became an active member in the Danish Freedom Council. His punishment for this, he was arrested by the Gestapo in 1944, but then later escaped in 1945. Him being a part of the Freedom Council gave him an advantage in constructing few groups together to take part in the Danish Resistance movement.
#3- Mogens Fog was born on June 9, 1906 and died on July 16, 1990. He was a physician, politician, and a resistance fighter. He was born to Ludolf Emil and Emilie Fog. He was a student in 1922 in Metropolitan College from Copenhagen University where he studied neurology. Fog, during the Danish Resistance was also involved in the Freedom Council. This council unified many groups that made up the Danish Resistance that consisted of Communists, Free Denmark, and The Danish Unity Party.
Alice:
The Danish Resisistence uses many of the ideas that Thoreau explains in Civil Disobedience. Thoreau feels that if you don't agree with the government than you should be able to go against them. The Danish did not agree with the Nazis nor did they like their occupation of Denmark. The Nazis had invaded and it was a violation of a peace treaty they had signed. This was unjust so the Danish started underground resisistence. In Civil Disobedience Thoreau says "I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward". The Danish were men first and did what their conscience agreed with instead of being subjects to the Nazis. The ideas that they have the right to resist the Germans is supported by Civil Disobedience.
The Danish resistance was a big deal and many things were based off of it. In 2008 a Danish movie called Flame and Citron came out that was about two major resistance leaders. The book Number the Stars by Lois Lowery takes place is Denmark while the resistance was going on. Annie Gosfield’s “Five Characters Walk Into a Bar,” is based on five character codes used by the Danish during the resistance. In 1987 and 1989 Carol Matas published the fiction books Lisa and Jesper which are both about the resistence. More recently in 2002 Ken Follet released the fictional story Hornet Flight.
Timeline:
April 9, 1940
Germany invades Denmark.
1941
Danish Communists form resistance cells
Early 1942
Anti-German sabotage within occupied Denmark begins.
July 1943
Anti-German strikes begin in Odense and spread across Denmark.
August 28, 1943
The Danish government rejects the German ultimatum to crack down on resistance and the Danish ministers resign in protest.
October 1943
The Danish help most of the Jews escape before the Germans can round them up
September 16, 1943
The Freedom Council is made
June 26, 1944
Copenhagen workers start to leave work early; a strike begins.
July 3, 1944
German officials give in to the strikers' demands.
May 4, 1945
German forces in Denmark surrender
Mirza Musovic
#12- The effects of this act of civil disobedience during world war 2 was important in it's time and still is in ours. The small group of Danish fighters resisted the much stronger Nazi occupation and this was significant because in that time the Nazis gave the Danish special treatment for being there "Model Protectorate" and not many people wanted to take the risk of resisting the nazis when they didn't stand to gain much. But others did resist in order to contribute to the allied war effort, and this did a lot to boost national pride and proved a speed bump to the nazi forces and supplies traveling to the western front. Some say that this speed bump was decisive, and led to allied victory. There resistance still effects us to day because it ended World War II sooner and this saved countless lives.
#6- Although most people consider what the Danish resistance was doing to be a just and noble cause, the Nazis thought diffrently. Their opositions were often expressed in German newspapers as propaganda. This can be seen in pubications such as Mein Kempf ( a book personally authored by Hitler) which gave a rough outline of what hitler hoped to accomplish. However these plans did not go this smoothly, as resistance groups did materialize within the so called model protectorate.
#9- The Danish Underground had the goal of resisting the Nazis. There resistance did not effectively overthrow the nazi government in their country, however their contribution to the war by slowing Nazi advances helped the Allies in their liberation of Europe which eventually liberated Denmark from the Axis powers.
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